Jarrow Town
Middle areaThe north west of the South Tyneside. 5,290 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Jarrow Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Jarrow Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Jarrow Town at a rate of 212.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across South Tyneside.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 310 |
| Shoplifting | 294 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 162 |
| Other crime | 150 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 89 |
| Burglary | 47 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Drug offences | 18 |
| Robbery | 17 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Jarrow Town compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Jarrow Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Jarrow Town at a rate of 212.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 103.0 per 1,000 people across South Tyneside.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Jarrow Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (310), shoplifting (294) and anti-social behaviour (162).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of South Tyneside
These figures are published for the whole of South Tyneside, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Tyneside and not Jarrow Town alone. See South Tyneside
Jarrow Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Jarrow Town was £132,000 in 2025.
Jarrow Town had 5,237 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Jarrow Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Jarrow Town, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.